Briga News Nigeria Policemen attached to the Onikan Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Abubakar Haruna, 27, for stealing transformer cables. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a message shared on his ‘X account on Saturday. He wrote, ” Following a distress call, officers…
Briga News Nigeria The speaker, House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun on Sunday, September 24, escaped death when his convoy involved in an accident while leaving Osogbo, the state capital. According to The Nation report, no fewer than four of the security operatives attached to him were several injured during the accident. A source who pleaded…
Briga News Nigeria ASABA – Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori accompanied by his wife, Mrs Tobore Oborevwori today sworn in Nine Special Advisers. Those sworn in are Cheif Edwin Uzor, Rt Hon Funkekeme Solomon, Rt Hon Basil Ganagana, Chief Tony Amechi , Chief Mrs Eunice Anirah, Chief Mrs Shemite Bello , Hon Griftson…
Briga News Nigeria A new statement from the family of actor John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, disclosed that one of his legs has been amputated to keep him alive. News surfaced in October that the veteran actor was ill and required financial assistance to aid in his treatment. In the statement shared on the actor’s…
Briga News Nigeria Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, the Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been suspended from office indefinitely. His suspension was ordered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following weighty allegations of abuse of office. In a statement by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the president ordered Bawa’s…
Briga News Nigeria The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has expressed concern over complaints that some PAP stakeholders are allegedly collecting money from unsuspecting applicants for the programme’s ongoing scholarship application process for the 2025/2026 academic session. While warning against the alleged fraudulent act, Otuaro reiterated that the PAP scholarship application…
Briga News Nigeria Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that for the stability of Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri should be encouraged to complete a second term in office. Speaking at his Yenagoa residence on Tuesday when members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bayelsa National Governorship Campaign Council alongside governors, former governors of the…
Briga News Nigeria The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has sought the partnership of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) on the sustainable peace and security initiatives of the Programme for the stability of the Niger Delta region and indeed Nigeria. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the National Coordinator of the NCTC, Major General Adamu…
Briga News Nigeria The Brigade Commander, 23 Armoured Brigade, Gibson Jalo Military Cantonment, Yola, Brigadier General PK Zawaya has applauded Brigadier General YD Ahmed’s monumental accomplishments as Director General of National Youth Service Corps. General Zawaya who gave the commendation when the latter visited him in his office said NYSC has been further repositioned to…
Briga News Nigeria In March 2024, President Bola Tinubu left nobody in doubt about his plans to entrench enduring peace in the oil rich Niger Delta. He made the deliberate bold step to break away from the tradition of getting retired military personnel to preside over the affairs of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, considered a…